A simple and low- cost technique for Closed Incision Negative-Pressure Therapy
Surgical site infection (SSI) makes patient care more expensive by prolonging antibiotic usage and hospital stay. Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has been recently reported as a preventive strategy to avoid SSI. We present a simple and low-cost vacuum dressing that may improve surgical wound...
Main Authors: | Dominik Andrzej Walczak, Michał Wojtyniak, Piotr Wojciech Trzeciak, Dariusz Pawełczak, Zbigniew Pasieka |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Medigent Foundation
2017-04-01
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Series: | Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Journal |
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Online Access: | https://www.npwtj.com/index.php/npwtj/article/view/25 |
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